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- Climate Action Network (CAN)
CAN is an organization of 269 environmental organizations from around the world who are working together to be more effective in reducing the greenhouse effect. 11-99
- Global Warming Concern - North American Organizations (CAN)
Provides Web links to organizations that are committed to helping solve the planet's global warming problem. 11-99
- Global Warming Concern - Organizations World Wide (CAN)
Provides Web links to organizations that are committed to helping solve the planet's global warming problem. 11-99
Papers
- Earth Summit Results - Kyoto
Analyzes audio, visual, modem, processor, and other systems.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Global Change)
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country (Pacific Institute)
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US from 1987 - 1994
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US in 1995 (Energy Plug)
- Kyoto Conference (Pollution Online - Hersch)
- Ozone Depletion (Nature - Ball)
Methyl chloride, which depletes ozone, is building up faster than hydroxl free radicals in the air can neutralize it. This paper explores the causes. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics and Global Warming (Scientific American - Hoffman and Schrag)
Describes a theory that the earth went through very cold and very hot periods in the past, destroying almost all life in the process. Four times the earth may have been a "snowball." 1-00
- Trade Agreements Affecting the Environment (World Trade Organization)
Provides the official WTO Web site. 12-99
Projects
- Carbon Emissions Calculator (Uranium Institute)
Provides a calculator to show how changing the percentage of each fuel source changes the total percent of carbon emissions by the year 2050.
- Nuclear Energy (Uranium Institute)
Provides information about uranium, carbon emissions, and global warming. Does not give full coverage to problems related to temporary (40 year) storage of unreprocessed radioactive materials, such as failure of containers, earthquakes, theft, transport, contamination of underground water supplies or consequences from heating rivers used for cooling the materials.
Purchase Resources
- Air Pollution (NASA Sample)
Provides studies for kids to explore air pollution. 4-00
- Hybrid Gas and Electric Automobile (Toyota)
Provides information on the new Prius, a car that runs on a combination of gas and electricity. Toyota claims that this family size car gets over 50 miles per gallon and with over 80% less pollution than a standard engine. 4-00
- Water Pollution (NASA Sample)
Provides studies for kids to explore water pollution. 4-00
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- Last Updated 08/27/00